When someone asks you what the longest river in the United States is, you might immediately think of the Mississippi River.

An April report by a nonprofit environmental advocacy group named the Mississippi River as the most endangered in the United ...

Gov. Tony Evers signed a proclamation declaring June 2 National Mississippi River Day in Wisconsin, saying the river helps ...

Sand, silt and clay is essential to rebuilding — or, at this point, maintaining — the fragile coastline that has been ...

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens The Mississippi River is the nation’s most ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

improving drainage in Bayou Manchac, installing pump stations to move floodwaters into the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish and bolstering protections for vulnerable communities in St. James ...

A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river ... Clark said farm drainage systems have exacerbated flooding and pollution. “We have millions and ...

PAUL — A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered ... Clark said farm drainage systems have exacerbated flooding and pollution. “We have millions ...

Officials in Vicksburg and Warren County continue to prepare for flooding from the Mississippi River. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as of Friday morning, the ...

The Mississippi River's endangered status stems from uncertainty surrounding FEMA's future role in floodplain protection and infrastructure maintenance. FEMA plays a crucial role in disaster ...